Milwaukee is a city that wears its heart on its sleeve; a big heart - warm, welcoming, full of energy. Rich in charming ethnic neighborhoods and heritage, the home of Miller beer and Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Milwaukee is the place to come for a distinctive mix of diversions.

The city's spectacular Lake Michigan shoreline hosts a summer-long schedule of festivals, including the world's largest music festival, Summerfest, and more than a dozen ethnic festivals. Theater, dance and music performances keep Milwaukee's large number of theatrical venues busy - from the grand dame Pabst Theater to the Historic Third Ward "off-Broadway" scene.

Enjoy a leisurely stroll along the redeveloped Riverwalk, a scenic pedestrian promenade that takes full advantage of Milwaukee's prime waterfront location, and one thing becomes perfectly clear. When this city puts its mind to something, it pulls out all the stops. The Riverwalk is among the more than $1.5 billion invested in tourism product since 1998, including such grand scale projects as Miller Park, its state-of-the-art ballpark featuring the only fan-shaped convertible roof in North America, the nationally acclaimed Santiago Calatrava-designed addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Milwaukee Public Market.

Today's Milwaukee is a rich blend of progress and tradition. Exciting developments to come include Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin and the Harley-Davidson Museum. Both will surely add to the rich mosaic of this one-of-a-kind jewel of the Great Lakes.